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Shin Hanagata — CHIMERIA

What happens to a home when the eyes leave the head? In CHIMERIA, begun in 2025, devices relocate vision to other parts of the body. Participants must reinvent everyday movements and communal life among furnishings that have become unfamiliar. This experiment makes the bodily norms built into our surroundings perceptible. The project received an Award…

Figure en combinaison blanche, penchée sur ses mains, avec un dispositif optique sur un pied levé : CHIMERIA de Shin Hanagata.

Shin Hanagata — CHIMERIA. Photo : Shunsuke Shimura. Source : Ars Electronica Archive.

What happens to a home when the eyes leave the head? In CHIMERIA, begun in 2025, devices relocate vision to other parts of the body. Participants must reinvent everyday movements and communal life among furnishings that have become unfamiliar. This experiment makes the bodily norms built into our surroundings perceptible. The project received an Award of Distinction in Interactive Art+ at Prix Ars Electronica 2026.